英语大学《飘》中瑞德巴特勒的人物性格特点分析 学位论文.docx

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英语大学《飘》中瑞德巴特勒的人物性格特点分析学位论文

河北师范大学

高等教育自学考试本科毕业论文

题目：

《飘》中瑞德·巴特勒的人物性格特点分析OntheCharacterizationofRhettButlerinGoneWiththeWind

摘要:

《飘》是世界文学经典名著之一，是由美国文学作家玛格丽特·米切尔所著。

瑞德·巴特勒是小说中的男主人公。

他英俊潇洒，花钱任意，衣着时髦。

他很高兴以最糟糕的形式出现在公众面前。

一个取乐与轻蔑的微笑，一个无可辩驳的评论，一个优雅的鞠躬，无不显露出他的玩世不恭与睿智。

他说他绝不为抛弃他的南方制度而战，但他在战争的最后时刻加入军队。

他出身于贵族，但他是贵族的叛逆者。

他被叫做无赖，卖国贼，但他为南方和人民做过许多好事。

在生意上，他事业有成。

在爱情上，他一败涂地。

他怀着一个男人对一个女人的爱所能达到的最高程度在爱思佳丽特，但因为了解她而不敢直言相告,导致一场爱情悲剧。

关键词：

英俊;玩世不恭;睿智;精明

Abstract:

Gonewiththewind,whichwaswrittenbyMargaretMitchell,isoneofthemostpopularmasterpiecesintheworld.RhettButleristheleadingman-roleinthisnovel.Heishandsome,andhespentmoneyfreely.Hewearsclotheswhicharealwaystheheightofstyleandtailoring.Heishappytopresenthimselfintheworstpossiblelightwithanamused,contemptsmile,anunanswerableremarksandagracefulbow.Theseshowhiscynicismandsagaciousness.HesayshewouldneverupholdtheSouththatcasthim,buthejoinsthearmyattheeleventh-hourofthewar.Hewasbornasagentlemanbutarenegade.Heiscalledarascalandatraitor,buthedoesalotofgooddeedsfortheSouthandthepeople.Hesucceedsinbusinessbutfailsinlove.HelovesScarlettasmuchasamancanloveawoman,buthecan’ttellherbecauseheknowsher.Itisatragiclove.

Keywords:

handsome;cynical;sagacious;shrewd

Content

Abstract………………………………………………………………………..3

AbstractinChinese…………………………………………………………….4

I.Introduction…………………………………………………………………..5

1.BriefintroductionoftheAuthor…………………………………………..6

2.Briefintroductionofthenovel’scontent………………………………….7

3.ThesocialbackgroundofGonewiththewind

a.TheCivilWarintheU.S.A……………………………………………...8

b.TheReconstructionaftertheCivilWar………………………………..10

II.AnalysisofthecharacterofRhettButlerinsevenaspects

1.Heishandsomeandcharming..................................................................11

2.Heisarenegade………………………………………………………...14.

3.Heiscynicalandsagacious......................................................................16

4.Hehasaclearunderstandingofthesocietyandwar,andhasthecouragetosaythetruth..........................................................................................18

5.Heisshrewd,farsighted...........................................................................20

6.Heiskind,helpfulandhelovestheSouthinhisownway.....................22.

7.RhettButlerlovesScarlettO’Haraasmuchasamancanloveawoman…………………………………………………………………23

Conclusion……………………………………………………………………..28

Notes…………………………………………………………………...............29

Bibliography…………………………………………………………………..30

Introduction

1.BriefintroductionoftheAuthor

MargaretMitchell（November8,1900-August16,1949）wasafamousAmericanwriter,whowonthePulitzerPrizein1937forhernovelGonewiththeWind。

Gonewiththewindwasheronlymajorpublication.ShewasborninAtlanta,Georgia.Sheoncereceivedadoctordegreeofliterature.Shewasstruckbyanautomobileonherwaytothecinemawithherhusband.Andafter5days,shedied.

ItwasherlifeexperienceandunfortunatelovethatmadehertowriteabeautifulandsadlovestoryintheCivilWar.

Whenshewasalittlegirl,hergrandmaoftentoldheraboutthehistoryoftheirfamilyandsomewarstories.Imagingherselflivedinthepast;shemadeupmanysmallstoriesinwhichshewasaheroineinawar.AllofthesebecamematerialswhenshewroteGonewiththeWindmanyyearslater.

Hermother’sdeathmadeherfatherlosethecourageandmotivationoflife,asStarlet’sfathergotmadafterhiswifedied.

At18yearsold,shemetayounghandsomeofficer,CliftHenry,whowastheAshleyinherheart.Prettysoon,theyfellintolove.ButhelosthislifeintheFirstWorldWar,whichmadeherverysad.

Later,shegotmarriedwithabad-temperedandcoldbully.Notsurprisingly,thismarriagecametoanendshortly.In1944,shegotmarriedagain.HerhusbandMarshwasareporter,whohadlovedandsupportedMitchellformanyyears.WithoutMarsh’sencouragement,Mitchellcouldn’tfinishGonewiththeWind.Shespentnearly10yearsonwritingthenovel.Ittookherhalfofayeartocheckthetimeandplacesofhistoricaleventsinhernovel.

ButbecauseofthepublicationofGonewiththeWind,herlifebecameatragedy.Forhalfofacentury,the1000-pagenovelhasbeentranslatedintomorethan30languagesandsoldmorethan20,000,000copies.GonewiththeWindisenoughtoestablishherunshakablepositioninthehistoryofworldliterature.

2.Briefintroductionofthenovel’scontent

ItisastoryabouttheCivilWarandReconstructionasseenfromtheSouthernpointofview.Thenovelopensin1861,andtheprotagonistisScarlettO’Hara.ScarlettO’HaraisayounggirlwholovesAshleyWilkes.AshleymarriesMelanieHamiltonandScarlettmarriesMelanie’sbrotherCharles,butsheissoonwidowed.ThenshemarriesFrankKennedy,hersister’sfiancé,tosaveTara,thefamilyplantation,herhome.Frankisalsokilled,andScarlettfinallymarriesRhettButler,wholovesherdeeply.

Duringthestory,sheexperiencesSecession,theCivilWar,Reconstruction,aswellasthreemarriagesandmotherhood.

3.ThesocialbackgroundofGonewiththewind

a.TheCivilWarintheU.S.A.

Inthepresidentialelectionof1860,theRepublicanParty,ledbyAbrahamLincoln,hadcampaignedagainsttheexpansionofslaverybeyondthestatesinwhichitalreadyexisted.InresponsetotheRepublicanvictoryinthatelection,sevenstatesdeclaredtheirsecessionfromtheUnionbeforeLincolntookofficeonMarch4,1861.BoththeoutgoingadministrationofPresidentJamesBuchananandLincoln'sincomingadministrationrejectedthelegalityofsecession,consideringitrebellion.Severalotherslavestatesrejectedcallsforsecessionatthispoint.

HostilitiesbeganonApril12,1861,whenConfederateforcesattackedaU.S.militaryinstallationatFortSumterinSouthCarolina.Lincolnrespondedbycallingforavolunteerarmyfromeachstatetorecapturefederalproperty.Thisledtodeclarationsofsecessionbyfourmoreslavestates.BothsidesraisedarmiesastheUnionassumedcontroloftheBorderStatesearlyinthewarandestablishedanavalblockade.InSeptember1862,Lincoln'sEmancipationProclamationmadeendingslaveryintheSouthawargoal,anddissuadedtheBritishfromintervening.

ConfederatecommanderRobertE.Leewonbattlesintheeast,butin1863hisnorthwardadvancewasturnedbackwithheavycasualtiesaftertheBattleofGettysburg.Tothewest,theUniongainedcontroloftheMississippiRiveraftertheircaptureofVicksburg,Mississippi,therebysplittingtheConfederacyintwo.TheUnionwasabletocapitalizeonitslong-termadvantagesinmenandmaterielby1864whenUlyssesS.GrantfoughtbattlesofattritionagainstLee,whileUniongeneralWilliamTecumsehShermancapturedAtlantaandmarchedtothesea.ConfederateresistanceendedafterLeesurrenderedtoGrantatAppomattoxCourtHouseonApril9,1865.

TheAmericanCivilWarwasoneoftheearliesttrueindustrialwars.Railroads,thetelegraph,steamships,andmass-producedweaponswereemployedextensively.Thepracticesoftotalwar,developedbyShermaninGeorgia,andoftrenchwarfarearoundPetersburgforeshadowedWorldWarIinEurope.ItremainsthedeadliestwarinAmericanhistory,resultinginthedeathsof620,000soldiersandanundeterminednumberofciviliancasualties.TenpercentofallNorthernmales20–45yearsofagedied;asdid30percentofallSouthernwhitemalesaged18–40.VictoryfortheNorthmeanttheendoftheConfederacyandofslaveryintheUnitedStates,andstrengthenedtheroleofthefederalgovernment.Thesocial,political,economicandracialissuesofthewardecisivelyshapedthereconstructionerathatlastedto1877

b.TheReconstructionaftertheCivilWar

Reconstruction,oneofthemostturbulentandcontroversialerasinAmericanhistory,beganduringtheCivilWarandendedin1877.ItwitnessedAmerica'sfirstexperimentininterracialdemocracy.Theroleofthefederalgovernmentinprotectingcitizens'rights,andthepossibilityofeconomicandracialjusticearestillunresolved.

CentraltoReconstructionwastheeffortofformerslavestobreathefullmeaningintotheirnewlyacquiredfreedom,andtoclaimtheirrightsascitizens.AfterrejectingtheReconstructionplanofPresidentAndrewJohnson,theRepublicanCongressenactedlawsandConstitutionalamendmentsthatempoweredthefederalgovernmenttoenforcetheprincipleofequalrights,andgaveblackSouthernerstherighttovoteandholdoffice.ThenewSoutherngovernmentsconfrontedviolentoppositionfromtheKuKluxKlanandsimilargroups.Meantime,theNorthabandoneditscommitmenttoprotecttherightsoftheformerslaves.Reconstructionended,andwhitesupremacywasrestoredthroughouttheSouth.

Formuchofthiscentury,Reconstructionwaswidelyviewedasaneraofcorruptionandmisgovernment,supposedlycausedbyallowingblackstotakepartinpolitics.ThisinterpretationhelpedtojustifytheSouth'ssystemofracialsegregationanddenythevotetoblacks.Today,becauseofextensivenewresearchandprofoundchangesinAmericanracerelations,historiansviewReconstructionfarmorefavorably,asatimeofgenuineprogressforformerslavesandtheSouthasawhole.

ForallAmericans,Reconstructionwasatimeoffundamentalsocial,economic,andpoliticalchange.TheoverthrowofReconstructionlefttofuturegenerationsthetroublesomeproblemofracialjustice.

AnalysisofthecharacterofRhettButlerinsevenaspects

1.Heishandsomeandcharming.

IntheeyesofAtlanta’speople,RhettButlerwa